Altice: Close to 2m subscribers for RMC Sport channels
French telecoms group Altice has revealed that the subscription total for its RMC Sport channels is “close to” two million as it heads into its second season of Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa Lea…
Premier Sports raises questions over Pro14 highlights
UK pay-TV broadcaster Premier Sports has raised doubts over the future of Pro14 highlights coverage on its channels given the focus on producing its extensive live output of all matches from the cross-border…
World Urban Games land Eurosport exposure
Live coverage of the inaugural World Urban Games is to be shown across Europe by Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster
RFEF goes to market in Europe with centralised Copa del Rey rights
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched an invitation to tender process for broadcast rights in most of Europe to the Copa del Rey domestic cup competition, offering centralised rights from…
EBU broadcasters finalised for athletics’ The Match
European Broadcasting Union member broadcasters in 13 countries are showing the inaugural edition of The Match, a Ryder Cup-style athletics clash between Europe and the USA which begins today (Monday)…
Sportdigital Fussball adds Belgian league and MLS rights
German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has added Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League and USA’s Major League Soccer to its portfolio of football leagues.
C More lands Swedish women’s ice hockey following landmark XVI Sports agreement
Swedish pay-TV broadcaster C More has acquired rights to 192 of the 225 matches from the top-tier women’s ice hockey league in Sweden, with public broadcaster STV picking up rights to the end-of-season f…
Portuguese Football Federation calls for weekly free-to-air Primeira Liga match
Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) chief executive Tiago Craveiro has criticised the lack of live free-to-air coverage of the country’s Primeira Liga, describing the blanket coverage on pay television a…
French Tennis Federation moves forward with OTT plans
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has moved closer to launching its over-the-top streaming service after beginning the search for a technical provider to put in place the new platform
French broadcasters given deadline for Women’s Euro 2021 rights bids
An invitation to tender has been issued in France for broadcast rights to the 2021 edition of the Uefa Women’s European Championship.